SPEED OF LIGHT: "Experimental Determination of the Velocity of White and of Coloured Light" (Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Vol. 173 for the Year 1883, Part I & II, pp. 231-289)
by Young, James; Forbes, George
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Belfast, Maine, United States
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About This Item
London: Royal Society of London, 1883. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Another determination of the speed of light using an improved version of Fizeau-Foucault Apparatus. iv, [2], viii, [1]-749 pp. 4to. Library binding, tan leather spine with gold embossed titling. Interiors clean, ex-library stamp on title page, and occurring sporadically within. Numerous folding plates that illustrate articles. Pages were trimmed slightly when rebound.
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- Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB (US)
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- 27573
- Title
- SPEED OF LIGHT: "Experimental Determination of the Velocity of White and of Coloured Light" (Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Vol. 173 for the Year 1883, Part I & II, pp. 231-289)
- Author
- Young, James; Forbes, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Royal Society of London
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1883
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